Every year I've vaped so far, winter comes around and (not being a hermit) I usually find my way outside sooner or later. Being that I'm so accustomed to vaping ALL the time, winter usually seems to bring the lovely problem of COLD batteries when it's below 30*ish. And it drives me up the wall. Sometimes it makes me look like an idiot too, like when you go outside with all the smokers (begrudgingly of course) and your PV shuts down 5 minutes into the adventure. That usually leads to "see why cigarettes are better" comments from said friends which can't be tolerated. Then there's the "oops I left it in the car for 10 minutes while i got xyz", while you spend the next 10 minutes holding it up to the heat.
What do you all do to stave off the cold when you can't avoid being outdoors? I know some of you are gunna say "well, I just put it in my pocket", but honestly it's a huge pain in the rear when you're wearing multiple layers of clothing. My Buzz batteries will stay cold unless they're on the innermost layer of jacketry, and jeans don't hold any heat whatsoever. Last winter I had to undo 3 zippers, put my buzz in my shirt pocket, close it up, and repeat that whole process 2 minutes later when I wanted it again which was a little much. Apparently the aluminum sucks heat from the batteries very quickly, go figure. I also learned very quickly not to leave it in my outer jacket pocket either, they would take FOREVER to warm back up after being outside for extended periods and usually I had to resort to one battery under each armpit, which was an interesting first for me.
Honestly I'm a little amazed nobody has come up with an electric PV sock or something to that extent. Even something less gadgety, I know there are some resourceful people on ECF, and I can't be the only one having this problem. The simultaneous red & blue LEDs (dead battery) during the winter are the bane of my existence.
What do you all do to stave off the cold when you can't avoid being outdoors? I know some of you are gunna say "well, I just put it in my pocket", but honestly it's a huge pain in the rear when you're wearing multiple layers of clothing. My Buzz batteries will stay cold unless they're on the innermost layer of jacketry, and jeans don't hold any heat whatsoever. Last winter I had to undo 3 zippers, put my buzz in my shirt pocket, close it up, and repeat that whole process 2 minutes later when I wanted it again which was a little much. Apparently the aluminum sucks heat from the batteries very quickly, go figure. I also learned very quickly not to leave it in my outer jacket pocket either, they would take FOREVER to warm back up after being outside for extended periods and usually I had to resort to one battery under each armpit, which was an interesting first for me.
Honestly I'm a little amazed nobody has come up with an electric PV sock or something to that extent. Even something less gadgety, I know there are some resourceful people on ECF, and I can't be the only one having this problem. The simultaneous red & blue LEDs (dead battery) during the winter are the bane of my existence.
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You might be able to make a nice wool felt cover for your pv thats both waterproof and warm
